Tallahassee Reports has learned that Keith Powell has accepted the Ethics Officer position with Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board. The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board selected Mr. Powell as their first choice for the position at the December 16th meeting held at City Hall. The current Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, is slated to leave the position in […]
At 10:22 on January 6th, Lawrence Revell was sworn-in as Tallahassee’s next Police Chief. The ceremony was held at the Jack McLean Community Center, located at 700 Paul Russell Road on the southside of town not far from where Mr. Revell attended Rickards High School. Many local government dignitaries were in attendance, including Mayor John […]
On Thursday, Jan. 9, at its regular meeting, the Tallahassee Historical Society (THS) will hold a panel discussion on historic churches in the Tallahassee area. The THS regularly holds meetings featuring experts in history, culture, and more. “The news of our planned panel discussion generated quite a bit of interest,” said THS President Bob Holladay. […]
In response to the latest developments related to a shooting and burglaries in the Ox Bottom Crest neighborhood on December 28th, 2019, both Interim Police Chief Outlaw and Sheriff Walt McNeil asked for help. Chief Outlaw stated, “We see a disturbing trend of groups of juveniles involved in these crimes at all hours of the […]
Current Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna filed paper work with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections on Friday, January 3rd, to seek re-election to the office he won in 2016. Hanna, as he did in the 2016 election, filed to run for the partisan office as a NPA candidate – no party affiliation. Hanna […]
City of Tallahassee electric utility data shows that the growth rate in residential connections over the last two years has hit new highs during the 2012-2019 period. From 2012 to 2017 the average annual growth rate in residential connections was 0.84%. The average annual growth rate from 2017 to 2019 was 1.51%. The chart below […]
Listed below are the top viewed stories published by Tallahassee Reports. As you will see, the top stories cover a wide range issues. These include Andrew Gillum, crime, the local investigation into government corruption, the Killearn golf course, and the Leon County school system. 1. Attorney John Morgan Labels Gillum a #Fraudster, Asks for Refund […]
Jimmy Graganella, who is heading up a group seeking to purchase the Killearn Golf & Country Club, released the following statement today: To all Killearn Members and interested parties: A major milestone has been achieved in the effort to acquire and renovate Killearn Country Club. Barton Tuck has signed a Purchase Agreement signifying that buyer […]
TPD UPDATE Around 11 p.m. on Saturday night, December 28, 2019, TPD officers located and pursued a stolen white Ford Fusion believed to be involved in the attempted homicide in the Ox Bottom Crest neighborhood earlier the same day. The vehicle crashed in the area of Fairlane Road & Sherwood Drive. Six people fled from […]
The City of Tallahassee has released the employment agreement for Police Chief Lawrence Revell. See full agreement here. The agreement appears to be consistent with the agreement offered to the previous candidate Antonio Gilliam on retention and organizational control issues, The annual salary is set at $180,000 and states that the chief will serve “at […]